Mini DV cassette storage carrying case having portable individual storage sleeves

ABSTRACT

A storage carrying case for holding and storing multiple cassettes therein. The storage carrying case includes a case housing having an upper case section and a lower case section for forming a storage carrying case. The upper case section is in the form of a lid cover for forming an upper interior storage compartment therein. The lower case section includes a lower bottom wall and side walls for forming a lower interior compartment therein. The lower interior compartment of the lower case section includes a plurality of portable and individual storage sleeves therein. Each of the individual storage sleeves for n interior sleeve compartment for receiving and holding a wall storage divider therein. The storage divider has a base member and a plurality of spaced-apart divider walls integrally connected to the base members for forming a plurality of divider openings for receiving one or more cassettes therein.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a mini DV cassette storage carryingcase having a plurality of portable and individual storage sleeves. Moreparticularly, each individual storage sleeve has a storage divider forholding up to eight (8) mini DV cassettes, and each of the storagesleeves have attachment means for securing the storage sleeve within themini DV cassette storage carrying case.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Storage cases, carrying bags, tote bags, activity bags, and utility bagsand the like for carrying electronic equipment, various types of tapessuch as DVD's, CD's, computer discs, audio cassettes, mini discs, etc.are well known in the art and are continually being changed, modifiedand adapted to meet the changing needs of users. Such carrying bags andstorage cases are used daily by individuals traveling to school work,office, beaches, parks, vacations, business trips, etc., taking alongvarious accessories and tapes, out of necessity, for convenience, or forrelaxation and comfort, in order to have these necessary items fortravel. Keeping such tapes, cassettes, CD's organized can be a nuisancebut a necessity for “peace of mind”, in order for the user to know wherethe tapes and cassettes are being stored. Thus, the journey itself isoften made difficult and unpleasant by the task of transportingdisorganized, different sized cassettes, multiple electronic articles,which are not stored within predetermined storage compartment, sleevewithin the storage carrying case.

There remains a need for a mini DV cassette storage carrying case havingmultiple portable and individual storage sleeves for holding at leasteight (8) mini DV cassettes therein in order to have easy access tothese mini DV cassettes when traveling. Further, it would be desirableto be able to use the separate and individual storage sleeves in othercarrying bags such as a camcorder storage bag for portable use thatagain allows for ease of accessibility.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART

Activity bags, purses, tote bags, utility bags, carrying bags, storagecarrying cases, multipocket carrying cases, mobile computing bags andthe like having inserts and/or multiple compartments and having variousdesigns, configurations, structures and materials of construction havebeen generally disclosed in the prior art. For example, U.S. Pat. No.4,506,769 to FRANCO et al. discloses an activity bag system having anouter carrying bag with multiple interchangeable inner containerscarried one at a time within the outer carrying bag. The activity bagsystem also includes a container storage cover for each inner containerwhich also serves as a partition for the outer carrying bag. This priorart patent does not disclose or teach the design, structure andconfiguration of the storage carrying case having multiple portable andindividual storage sleeves for holding and storing mini DV cassettestherein of the present invention.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,782,874 to CHARTIER discloses a convertible purse andtote bag being in the form of a small, flat purse or wallet, havinginternal compartments with closeable openings adapted for holding andcarrying a variety of small personal articles, such as keys, change,passports and the like. The flat purse also includes a larger tote bagattached to the purse in a flat, folded condition and contained entirelywithin one of the compartments. This prior art patent does not discloseor teach the design, structure and configuration of the storage carryingcase having multiple portable and individual storage for holding andstoring mini DV cassettes therein of the present invention.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,867,215 to MACIEOWITZ discloses a utility bag having arecessed compartment and a carrier bag having a self-supporting smallerbag. The smaller bag is used for accessories and has a closeable openingwhich is readily accessible to a user through the mouth of the carrierbag. The smaller bags acts a security purse because it is essentiallyinvisible. This prior art patent does not disclose or teach the design,structure and configuration of the storage carrying case having multipleportable and individual storage sleeves for holding and storing mini DVcassettes therein of the present invention.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,873,504 to FARMER discloses a carrying bag formed offlexible material having an upper compartment and a lower compartmentseparated by a dividing wall. The carrying bag includes a zipperedclosure extending around three sides of the bag which allows access tothe lower compartment. The lower compartment includes a unitary, dividedtray for storing of articles therein. A detachable article, such as awearable pouch, is also included to one side of the bag by means ofquick-release clip locks. The pouch includes a pocket for storing astrap assembly which may be deployed around the waist of a user in orderto convert the pouch to a fanny pack. This prior art patent does notdisclose or teach the design, structure and configuration of the storagecarrying case having multiple portable and individual storage sleevesfor holding and storing mini DV cassettes therein of the presentinvention.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,938,336 to KING discloses a lightweight, flexible andmachine washable convertible organizer tote bag that has three basiccarrying portions, a central U-shaped or sling compartment and two sidestorage panels on either side of the tote bag. The bag also readilyconverts from its tote bag conformation to a seat cover for use onchairs, chaises, and the like. This prior art patent does not discloseor teach the design, structure and configuration of the storage carryingcase having multiple portable and individual storage sleeves for holdingand storing mini DV cassettes therein of the present invention.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,354,477 to TRUMMER discloses a mobile computer carryingbag for receiving a portable personal computer. The carrying bag isconfigurable to be carried in a briefcase mode, a shoulder bag mode anda backpack mode. The carrying bag includes other interior compartmentsfor holding accessories and appliances within the carrying bag. Thisprior art patent does not disclose or teach the design, structure andconfiguration of the storage carrying case having multiple portable andindividual storage sleeves for holding and storing mini DV cassettestherein of the present invention.

U.S. Design Pat. Nos. D465,329; D467,073; D472,378; D472,380; D472,381;D473,051; and D482,528 all disclose various storage cases, camera bags,carrying cases, equipment bags of various designs and styles. None ofthese design prior art patents disclose or teach the design, structureand configuration of the storage carrying case having multiple portableand individual storage sleeves for holding and storing mini DV cassettestherein.

None of the aforementioned prior art patents disclose or teach thefeatures shown in the design, configuration and structure of the storagecarrying case of the present invention having a plurality of portablestorage compartments/sleeves for holding and/or storing of multiple miniDV cassettes within a storage divider for each mini DV cassette.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide astorage carrying case that includes a plurality of individual storagesleeves for holding and/or storing of multiple mini DV cassettes withina storage divider for each mini DV cassette.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage carryingcase that includes attachment means for securing each of the individualstorage sleeves to a bottom wall surface of an interior storagecompartment of the storage carrying case.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage carryingcase that includes a trifold padding member for securing and holding inplace each of the individual storage sleeves within the interior storagecompartment such that the trifold is placed on top of the individualstorage sleeves to prevent movement and/or damage to the mini DVcassettes.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage carryingcase that is able to use its individual storage sleeves with a camcorderbag for portable use with the camcorder bag.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage carryingcase that is easy to use, that allows for ease of accessibility to theindividual storage sleeves and is made from flexible and cleanablematerials for extended use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage carryingcase having multiple individual storage sleeves that can be massproduced in an automated and economical manner and is readily affordableby the consumer.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a storagecarrying case for holding and storing multiple cassettes therein. Thestorage carrying case includes a case housing having an upper casesection and a lower case section for forming a storage carrying case.The upper case section is in the form of a lid cover, the lid coverincludes an upper top wall, an upper front wall, upper side walls and anupper rear wall for forming an upper interior storage compartmenttherein. The lower case section includes a lower bottom wall having alower bottom interior wall surface, a lower front wall having a lowerfront interior wall surface, first and second lower side walls havinglower side interior first and second and exterior surfaces; and a lowerrear wall having a lower rear interior wall surface for forming a lowerinterior compartment therein. The upper interior storage compartmenthaving an upper perimeter edging and the lower interior storagecompartment having a lower perimeter edging. The upper perimeter edgingof the upper interior storage compartment includes an upper zipperelement and said lower perimeter edging of the lower interior storagecompartment includes a lower zipper element. The upper and lower zipperelements for forming a zipper member for the case housing. The upperrear wall and the lower rear wall includes a hinge member for moving thelid cover relative to the lower case section from a closed lid positionto an opened lid position. The lower interior compartment of the lowercase section includes a plurality of portable and individual storagesleeves therein. Each of the individual storage sleeves includes asleeve housing being substantially rectangularly—shaped; each of thesleeve housings includes a bottom sleeve wall having a bottom sleeveexterior wall surface; side sleeve walls; a rear sleeve wall having arear sleeve exterior wall surface and a front sleeve wall having a frontsleeve exterior surface for forming an interior sleeve compartment forreceiving and holding a wall storage divider therein. The rear sleevewall includes a rear perimeter edge for integrally attaching a cover lidmember thereto. The cover lid member includes a top cover wall and afront cover wall having a front cover interior wall surface. The frontcover wall is integrally connected to the top cover wall. The storagedivider has a base member and a plurality of spaced-apart divider wallsintegrally connected to the base members for forming a plurality ofdivider openings for receiving one or more cassettes therein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Further objects, features, and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent upon the consideration of the following detaileddescription of the presently-preferred embodiment when taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the mini DV cassette storage caseof the preferred embodiment of the present invention showing the storagecarrying case in a closed zippered configuration and in an operationalmode thereof;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case of the present invention showing the storage carrying casein a closed zippered configuration and in an operational mode thereof;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case of the present invention showing a trifold padding member,a case housing having an upper lid cover and a lower case section forholding a plurality of individual storage sleeves, and the storagecarrying case in an opened zippered configuration and in an operationalmode thereof;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case of the present invention showing the major component partsof the storage carrying case;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case of the present invention showing the trifold paddingmember in place within the lower case section covering two of theindividual storage sleeves thereto;

FIG. 6 is an exploded rear perspective view of the mini DV cassettestorage carrying case of the present invention showing the trifoldpadding member in place and one of the mini DV cassettes being removedfrom a cassette storage divider from one of the individual storagesleeves;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case of the present invention showing one of the mini DVcassettes being removed from a cassette storage divider and the cassettestorage divider being removed from one of the individual storagesleeves;

FIG. 8 is a bottom rear perspective view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case of the present invention showing a pair of Velcro™ stripsattached to a bottom wall exterior surface of the individual storagesleeve and having the individual storage sleeve in a closedconfiguration;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 1 in the direction of thearrows of the present invention showing the major component partsthereof;

FIG. 9A is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of the mini DVcassette storage carrying case of the present invention showing thecross-sectional details of FIG. 9 in order to illustrate the details ofthe case housing, the trifold padding member, the individual storagesleeve, and the cassette storage divider;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case of the alternate embodiment of the present inventionshowing the storage carrying case in a closed zippered configuration andin an operational mode thereof;

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case of the present invention showing a quadfold paddingmember, a case housing having an upper lid cover and a lower casesection for holding a plurality of individual storage sleeves, and thestorage carrying case in an open zippered configuration and in anoperational mode thereof;

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case of the present invention showing the major component partsof the storage carrying case;

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case of the present invention showing the quadfold paddingmember in place within the lower case section covering two of theindividual storage sleeves thereto; and

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the mini DV cassette storagecarrying case taken along lines 14-14 of FIG. 10 in the direction of thearrows of the present invention showing all of the major component partsthereof; and

FIG. 14A is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of the mini DVcassette storage carrying case of the present invention showing thecross-sectional details of the case housing, the quadfold paddingmember, the individual storage sleeve, and the cassette storage divider.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED AND ALTERNATE EMBODIMENTSPreferred Embodiment 10

The storage carrying case 10 and its component parts of the preferredembodiment of the present invention are represented in detail by FIGS. 1through 9 of the patent drawings. The storage carrying case 10 is usedfor holding and/or storing of a plurality of individual storage sleeves80A, 80B and 80C each having a storage divider 120 for holding aplurality of mini DV cassettes 12 therein. The storage carrying case 10can be used by men and/or women throughout the year for traveling towork, school and/or vacations for transporting the aforementioned miniDV cassettes 12 in an organized manner.

The storage carrying case 10 includes a semi-flexible case housing 20having a substantially rectangular shape, as shown in FIG. 1 through 4of the drawings. The case housing 20 includes an upper case section orlid section 22 and a lower case section 42. The upper and lower casesections 22 and 42 are detachably connected together by a hinge member62 and a zipper member 72, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6. The upper casesection 22 includes and upper wall 24, and upper front wall 26, upperside walls 28 and 30 and an upper rear wall 32 for forming an upperinterior compartment 34. The upper case section 22 also includes anupper perimeter edge 36.

The lower case section 42 includes a lower bottom wall 44 having a lowerbottom wall interior surface 45, a lower front wall 46 having a lowerfront wall interior surface 47, lower side walls 48 and 50 having lowerside wall interior surfaces 49 and 51 and a lower rear wall 52 having arear lower wall interior surface 53 for forming a lower interiorcompartment 54. The lower case section 42 further includes a lowerperimeter edge 56.

Hinge member 62, as shown in FIG. 2, includes an upper hinge section 64and a lower hinge section 66. The upper hinge section 64 is attached toan upper center section C₁ of the upper rear wall 32, and the lowerhinge section 66 is attached to a lower center section C₂ of the lowerrear wall 52, respectively, for lid section 22 relative to the lowercase section 42 from a closed position P₁ to an opened position P₂, asshown in FIGS. 1 and 3 of the drawings.

Zipper member 72, as depicted in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, includes an upperzipper element 74 attached to the upper perimeter edge 36 on the upperinterior compartment 34, and a lower zipper element 76 attached to thelower perimeter edge 56 on the lower interior compartment 54,respectively, and a zipper pull tab 78 for zippering the upper casesection/lid section 22 relative to the lower case section 42 from aclosed zippered position P₃ to an opened zippered position P₄ (See FIGS.2 and 3).

The lower interior compartment 54 of the lower case section 42, as shownin FIG. 3, includes a plurality of portable and individual storagesleeves 80A, 80B and 80C each having a sleeve housing 82 beingsubstantially rectangularly shaped. The sleeve housing 82 includes abottom sleeve wall 84, having a bottom exterior sleeve wall surface 85,side sleeve walls 86 and 88, a rear sleeve wall 90, and a front sleevewall 92 having a front exterior wall surface 93 for housing an interiorsleeve compartment 94 for receiving and holding a storage divider 120therein. Rear sleeve wall 90 includes a rear sleeve wall perimeter edge96 for integrally attaching a cover lid member 98 thereto. The cover lidmember 98 includes a top cover wall 100, and a front cover wall 102being integrally attached to the top cover wall 100; as depicted in FIG.4 through 7 of the drawings. The front cover wall 102 includes aninterior front cover wall surface 104 and an exterior front cover wallsurface 106. The interior front cover wall surface 104 of front coverwall 102 includes a rectangularly shaped hook fastening strip 108 beingcentrally positioned C₃ on interior front cover wall surface 104connecting and holding to a rectangularly shaped loop fastening strip110 being centrally positioned C₄ on the exterior front cover wallsurface 93 of the front sleeve wall 92 for detachably holding the frontcover wall 102 to the front sleeve wall 92 using the hook and loopfastening strips 108 and 110, respectively, together in order to allowthe cover lid member 98 to move from a closed position P₅ to an openedposition P₆, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 of the patent drawings.

Additionally, the bottom exterior wall surface 85 of the bottom sleevewall 84 includes a pair of rectangularly shaped and spaced apart hookfastening strips 112 a and 112 b for connecting and holding to a pair ofrectangularly shaped and spaced apart loop fastening strips 114 a and114 b being attached to the bottom wall interior surface 45 of the lowerbottom wall 44 of the lower interior compartment 54 within the lowercase section 42. The hook and loop fastening strips 112 a and 114 a and,112 b and 114 b are, respectively, fastened together in order to allowthe bottom sleeve wall 84 of the individual storage sleeve 80A, or 80Band 80C to detachably connect to the lower bottom wall interior surface45 of the bottom wall 44 of lower case section 42 in which to secure andhold in place each of the individual storage sleeves 80A, 80B and 80Cwithin the lower interior compartment 54.

In an alternate design of the individual storage sleeves 80A, 80B and/or80C, as shown in FIG. 3, the top cover wall 100 of cover lid member 98includes a storage sleeve strap 116 having a first strap end 118 a and asecond strap end 118 b. Storage sleeve strap 116 is used to lift up andout the individual storage sleeve 80A, 80B and/or 80C from the lowerinterior compartment 54 of lower case section 42. The first and secondstrap ends 118 a and 118 b are attached to the top cover wall 100 ofcover lid member 98 by standard attachment means such as stitching,stapling, gluing, laser welder, and/or adhesives.

In a further alternate design of the individual storage sleeves 80A, 80Band/or 80C, as shown in FIG. 3, the top cover wall 100 of cover lidmember 98 includes a transparent sleeve pocket 160 having a back pocketwall 162, a front pocket wall 164, perimeter edging 166 for forming aninterior sleeve pocket 168 having a pocket opening 170 for receiving acassette information card 14 listing the names and content of the miniDV cassettes 12 being stored within the individual storage sleeves 80A,80B and/or 80C, respectively. The back pocket wall 162 of sleeve pocket160 is attached to the top cover wall 100 of cover lid member 98 bystandard attachment means such as gluing, laser welding or contactadhesives.

The storage divider 120, as shown in FIG. 7, includes a base member 122having a plurality of vertical divider walls 124 a, 124 b, 124 c, 124 d,124 e, 124 f, 124 g, 124 h, 124 _(i), 124 j and 124 k attached theretofor forming a plurality divider sleeve opening 126 a, 126 b, 126 c, 126d, 126 e, 126 f, 126 g, 126 h, 126 i and 126 j for receiving one or moreof the mini DV cassettes 12 therein.

The storage carrying case 10 further includes a trifold padding member130, as depicted in FIGS. 3, 4,5 and 6 of the drawings. The trifoldpadding member 130, a top trifold wall 132, a bottom trifold wall 134and a trifold perimeter edging 136 for forming an interior space 138 forreceiving padding material Mp therein. The trifold padding member 130further includes a plurality of crease foldlines 140 allowing thetrifold padding member 130 to be folded and shaped on the individualstorage sleeves 80A, 80B and/or 80C, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5 and 6 of thedrawings, in order to hold and secure the individual storage sleeves80A, 80B and/or 80C when the storage carrying case 10 is in the closedposition P₁.

Further, the bottom trifold wall 134 includes a pair of elongated andspaced-apart hook fastening strips 142 a and 142 b for detachablyconnecting to the elongated and spaced-apart loop fastening strips 114 aand 114 b, respectively, and the lower bottom wall interior surface 45of lower bottom wall 44 for additionally holding and securing thetrifold padding member 130 to the remaining individual storage sleeves80A, 80B and 80C, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings.

Additionally, the storage carrying case 10, as shown in FIGS. 1 through4, includes an adjustable carrying strap 150 for transporting thestorage carrying case 10 while working, or traveling. The adjustablecarrying strap 150 includes a first end 152 and a second end 154 and anadjustment buckle 156 for lengthening of the carrying strap 150. Thefirst end 152 of carrying strap 150 is attached to the left lower sidewall 48 at corner CA and the second end 154 of carrying strap 150 isattached to the right lower side wall 50 at corner CB of the lower casesection 42, as depicted in FIG. 1 of the drawings.

The overall physical dimensions of the storage carrying case 10 or 200is as follows: the case housing 20 has a width in the range of 7.5inches±¼ inches; a length in the range of 11.5 inches± 1/4 inches; aheight in the range of 2 inches± 1/4 inches; and a wall thickness in therange of 3/16 inches± 1/32 inches. The overall physical dimensions ofthe individual storage sleeves 80A, 80B & 80C or 280D is as follows: Thesleeve housing 82 has a width in the range of 3.25 inches±⅛ inches; alength in the range of 6.375 inches±⅛ inches; a height in the range of2.5 inches±⅛ inches; and a wall thickness in the range of 3/16 inches±1/32 inches. The overall physical dimensions of the storage divider 120is as follows: The storage divider 120 has a width in the range of 3.0inches±⅛ inches; a length in the range of 6 inches±⅛ inches; a height inthe range of 2.25 inches±⅛ inches; and a wall divider thickness in therange of 1/32 inches±0.1 inches. Each of the divider sleeve openings 126a to 126 j has a width opening in the range of ⅝ inches± 1/32 inches.

Alternate Embodiment 200

The storage carrying case 210 and its component parts of the alternateembodiment 200 of the present invention are represented in detail byFIGS. 10 through 14 of the patent drawings. Elements illustrated inFIGS. 10 through 14 which correspond to the elements described abovewith references to FIGS. 1 through 9 have been designated bycorresponding reference numbers increased by two hundred. The alternateembodiment 200 is similarly constructed and operates in the same manneras the preferred embodiment 10, unless it is otherwise stated. Allaspects of the alternate embodiment of the storage carrying case 210 areexactly the same as the preferred embodiment of the storage carryingcase 10 except for the height H₂ of the interior storage compartment254; the number of individual storage sleeves 280A, 280B, 280C and 280Dwithin the interior storage compartment 254, as well as the orientationof each individual storage sleeve 280A to 280D within the interiorstorage compartment 254. Also, the manner of attachment of eachindividual storage sleeve 280A to 280D to the lower bottom wall interiorsurface 244 of lower bottom wall 244 of the interior storage compartment254 and the use of a quadfold padding member 230 instead of the trifoldpadding member 130 of the preferred embodiment 10. Each of theindividual storage sleeves 280A to 280D includes a pair of spaced-aparthook fastening strips 312 a and 312 b being positioned on the rearexterior sleeve wall surface 291 of rear sleeve wall 90. Thespaced-apart hook fastening strips 312 a and 312 b on the rear exteriorsleeve wall surface 291 are for detachably connecting to the pair ofspaced-apart loop fastening strips 314 a and 314 b, respectively, lowerbottom wall interior surface 247 of lower bottom wall 244, as depictedin FIGS. 12, 13, 14 and 14A.

In all other respects, the mini DV cassette storage carrying case 210 ofthe alternate embodiment 200 is exactly the same as the mini DV cassettestorage carrying case 10 of the preferred embodiment except for the size(dimensions) of the case housing 220; as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 of thepatent drawings; when in the assembled configuration.

Operation of the Present Invention

As shown in FIGS. 1 through 8 of the drawings, the storage carrying 10having multiple individual storage sleeves 80A, 80B and 80C for holdingand storing a plurality of mini DV cassettes 12 therein operates in thefollowing manner. The user initially unzippers the zipper member 72 fromthe closed zippered position P₃ to the opened zippered position P₄ (seeFIGS. 2 and 3) in order to open the lid section 22 relative to the lowercase section 44 from the closed position P₁ to the opened position P₂(see FIGS. 1 and 3).

The next step has the user removing the trifold padding member 130 fromthe cover lid members 98 of the individual storage sleeves 80A, 80B,80C, as shown in FIG. 3; allowing access by the user to remove one ormore of the individual storage sleeves 80A, 80B, and/or 80C. The usernow removes one or more of the individual storage sleeves 80A, 80B, 80C(see FIGS. 4 and 5 of the drawings) from the lower interior compartment54 by pulling upwardly from the cover lid member 98 or by pullingupwardly using the storage sleeve strap 11%, as depicted in FIG. 3. Thisupwardly lifting movement detachably separates the hook and loopfastening 112 a and 114 a, and 112 b and 114 b, from each other;respectively, which allows the bottom sleeve wall 84 of each individualstorage sleeves 80A, 80B and/or 80C to detachably disconnect from thelower bottom wall interior surface 45 of the bottom wall 44 of lowercase section 42 in order to dislodge each of the individual sleeves 80A,80B and/or 80C from within the lower interior compartment 54, as shownin FIGS. 4 and 5 of the drawings.

The user now is able to have access to each individual storage sleeve80A, 80B and 80C, as depicted in FIG. 4, by opening the cover lid member98 on each of the individual storage sleeves 80A, 80B and/or 80C. Theuser simply detaches the front cover wall 102 of cover lid member 98from the exterior front cover wall surface 93 front sleeve wall 92 inorder to detachably disconnect hook and loop fastening strips 108 and110 from each other, respectively, in order to allow the cover lidmember 98 to move from the closed position P₅

Advantages of the Present Invention

Accordingly, an advantage of the present invention is that it providesfor a storage carrying case that includes a plurality of individualstorage sleeves for holding and/or storing of multiple mini DV cassetteswithin a storage divider for each mini DV cassette.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides for astorage carrying case that includes attachment means for securing eachof the individual storage sleeves to a bottom wall surface of aninterior storage compartment of the storage carrying case.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides for astorage carrying case that includes a trifold padding member forsecuring and holding in place each of the individual storage sleeveswithin the interior storage compartment such that the trifold is placedon top of the individual storage sleeves to prevent movement and/ordamage to the mini DV cassettes.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides for astorage carrying case that is able to use its individual storage sleeveswith a camcorder bag for portable use with the camcorder bag.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides for astorage carrying case that is easy to use; that allows for ease ofaccessibility to the individual storage sleeves and is made fromflexible and cleanable materials for extended use.

Another advantage of the present invention is that is provides for astorage carrying case having multiple individual storage sleeves thatcan be mass produced in an automated and economical manner and isreadily affordable by the consumer.

A latitude of modification, change, and substitution is intended in theforegoing disclosure, and in some instances, some features of theinvention will be employed without a corresponding use of otherfeatures. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the appended claims beconstrued broadly and in a manner consistent with the spirit and scopeof the invention herein.

1. A storage carrying case for holding and storing multiple cassettes therein, comprising: a) a case housing having an upper case section and a lower case section for forming a storage carrying case; b) said upper case section being in the form of a lid cover includes an upper top wall, an upper front wall, upper side walls and an upper rear wall for forming an upper interior storage compartment therein; c) said lower case section includes a lower bottom wall having a lower bottom interior wall surface, a lower front wall having a lower front interior wall surface, first and second lower side walls having lower side interior first and second and exterior surfaces; and a lower rear wall having a lower rear interior wall surface for forming a lower interior compartment therein; d) said upper interior storage compartment having an upper perimeter edging and said lower interior storage compartment having a lower perimeter edging; e) said upper perimeter edging of said upper interior storage compartment includes an upper zipper element and said lower perimeter edging of said lower interior storage compartment includes a lower zipper element; said upper and lower zipper elements for forming a zipper member for said case housing; f) said upper rear wall and said lower rear wall includes a hinge member for moving said lid cover relative to said lower case section from a closed lid position to an opened lid position; g) said lower interior compartment of said lower case section includes a plurality of portable and individual storage sleeves therein; h) each of said individual storage sleeves includes a sleeve housing being substantially rectangularly-shaped; each of said sleeve housings includes a bottom sleeve wall having a bottom sleeve exterior wall surface; side sleeve walls; a rear sleeve wall having a rear sleeve exterior wall surface and a front sleeve wall having a front sleeve exterior surface for forming an interior sleeve compartment for receiving and holding a wall storage divider therein; i) said rear sleeve wall includes a rear perimeter edge for integrally attaching a cover lid member thereto; said cover lid member includes a top cover wall and a front cover wall having a front cover interior wall surface; said front cover wall being integrally connected said top cover wall; and j) said storage divider having a base member and a plurality of spaced-apart divider walls integrally connected to said base members for forming a plurality of divider openings for receiving one or more cassettes therein.
 2. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 1, wherein said zipper member is movable from a closed position to an opened position by opening of said upper and lower zipper elements relative to each other in order to open said lid cover from said lower case section.
 3. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 1, wherein said lower bottom interior wall surface of said lower bottom wall of said lower interior compartment of said lower case section includes a pair of spaced-apart, elongated bottom wall loop fastening strips.
 4. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 1, wherein said bottom sleeve exterior wall surface of said bottom sleeve wall of said individual storage sleeve includes a pair of spaced-apart, elongated sleeve hook fastening strips.
 5. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 4, wherein said spaced-apart, elongated sleeve hook fastening strips of said bottom sleeve exterior wall surface of said bottom sleeve wall of said individual storage sleeve is detachably connected to said spaced-apart, elongated bottom wall loop fastening strips of said lower bottom interior wall surface of said lower bottom wall of said lower case section in order to hold in place each of said individual storage sleeves within said lower interior compartment.
 6. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 1, wherein said rear sleeve exterior wall surface of said rear sleeve wall of said individual storage sleeve includes a pair of spaced-apart, elongated sleeve hook fastening tabs.
 7. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 4, wherein said spaced-apart, elongated sleeve hook fastening tabs of said rear sleeve exterior wall surface of said rear sleeve wall of said individual storage sleeve is detachably connected to said spaced-apart elongated bottom wall loop fastening strips of said lower bottom interior wall surface of said lower bottom wall of said lower interior compartment of said lower case section in order to hold in place each of said individual storage sleeves within said lower interior compartment.
 8. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 1, wherein said lower case section includes a carrying strap having an adjustment buckle for lengthening said carrying strap.
 9. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 8, wherein said carrying strap includes a first strap end and a second strap end.
 10. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 9, wherein said first strap end is attached to a first corner of said first lower side exterior wall surface of said first lower side wall; and said second strap end is attached to a second corner of said second lower side exterior wall surface of said second lower side wall by strap attachment means.
 11. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 1, wherein said front cover interior wall surface of said front cover wall of said cover lid member includes a centrally located cover hook fastening tab.
 12. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 11, wherein said front sleeve exterior wall surface of said front sleeve wall of said individual storage sleeve includes a centrally located sleeve loop fastening tab.
 13. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 12, wherein said centrally located cover hook fastening tab on said front cover interior wall surface of said front cover wall is for detachably connecting to said centrally located sleeve loop fastening tab on said front sleeve exterior wall surface of said front sleeve wall in order to allow said cover lid member to move from a closed sleeve position to an opened sleeve position.
 14. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 1, wherein said individual storage sleeve includes a sleeve carrying strap for lifting-up said individual storage sleeve from said lower interior compartment of said lower case section.
 15. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 14, wherein said sleeve carrying strap is attached to said top cover wall of said cover lid member along a longitudinal orientation being centrally positioned.
 16. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 15, wherein said sleeve carrying strap is attached to said front sleeve exterior wall surface of said front sleeve wall along a longitudinal orientation being centrally positioned.
 17. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 1, wherein said top cover wall of said cover lid member of said individual storage sleeve includes a transparent pocket member therein.
 18. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 17, wherein said transparent pocket member includes a back pocket wall, a front pocket wall, perimeter pocket edging for forming an interior sleeve pocket having a pocket opening for receiving a cassette information said therein.
 19. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 18, wherein said back pocket wall of said transparent pocket member is attached to a centrally located position on said top cover wall of said cover lid member by attachment means such as contact adhesives, glueing, or laser welding.
 20. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 1, wherein said case housing includes an interior cover padding member having a plurality of crease foldlines for covering, securing and holding in place one or more of said individual storage sleeves within said lower interior compartment of said lower case section.
 21. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 20; wherein said interior cover padding member includes a top cover padding wall; a bottom cover padding wall; perimeter padding wall edging for forming an interior padding compartment having a foam material therein for protecting said one or more individual storage sleeves.
 22. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 21, wherein said bottom cover padding wall includes a pair of spaced-apart, elongated padding hook fastening strips.
 23. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 22, wherein said pair of spaced-apart, elongated padding hook fastening strips are for detachably connecting to said pair of spaced-apart, elongated bottom loop fastening strips on said lower bottom interior wall surface of said lower bottom wall of said lower interior compartment of lower case housing in order to hold and secure said one or more individual storage sleeves in place within said lower interior compartment of said lower case section.
 24. A storage carrying case in accordance with claim 1, wherein said cassettes include mini DV cassettes, micro cassettes, VHS tapes, compact VHS, macro DV 8 mm, 8 mm tapes, audio cassettes, mini discs and the like.
 25. A storage carrying case for holding and storing multiple cassettes therein, comprising: a) a case housing having an upper case section and a lower case section for forming a storage carrying case; b) said upper case section being in the form of a lid cover includes an upper top wall, an upper front wall, upper side walls and an upper rear wall for forming an upper interior storage compartment therein; c) said lower case section includes a lower bottom wall having a lower bottom interior wall surface, a lower front wall having a lower front interior wall surface, first and second lower side walls having lower side interior first and second and exterior surfaces; and a lower rear wall having a lower rear interior wall surface for forming a lower interior compartment therein; d) said upper interior storage compartment having an upper perimeter edging and said lower interior storage compartment having a lower perimeter edging; e) said upper perimeter edging of said upper interior storage compartment includes an upper zipper element and said lower perimeter edging of said lower interior storage compartment includes a lower zipper element; said upper and lower zipper elements for forming a zipper member for said case housing; f) said upper rear wall and said lower rear wall includes a hinge member for moving said lid cover relative to said lower case section from a closed lid position to an opened lid position; g) said lower interior compartment of said lower case section includes a plurality of portable and individual storage sleeves therein; h) each of said individual storage sleeves includes a sleeve housing being substantially rectangularly-shaped; each of said sleeve housings includes a bottom sleeve wall having a bottom sleeve exterior wall surface; side sleeve walls; rear sleeve wall having a rear sleeve exterior wall surface and a front sleeve wall having a front sleeve exterior surface for forming an interior sleeve compartment for receiving and holding a wall storage divider therein; i) said rear sleeve wall includes a rear perimeter edge for integrally attaching a cover lid member thereto; said cover lid member includes a top cover wall and a front cover wall having a front cover interior wall surface; said front cover wall being integrally connected said top cover wall; j) said storage divider having a base member and a plurality of spaced-apart divider walls integrally connected to said base members for forming a plurality of divider openings for receiving one or more cassettes therein, and k) said case housing includes an interior cover padding member having a plurality of crease foldlines for covering, securing and holding in place one or more of said individual storage sleeves within said lower interior compartment of said lower case section.
 26. A storage carrying case for holding and storing multiple cassettes therein, comprising: a) a case housing having an upper case section and a lower case section for forming a storage carrying case; b) said upper case section being in the form of a lid cover includes an upper top wall, an upper front wall, upper side walls and an upper rear wall for forming an upper interior storage compartment therein; c) said lowercase section includes a lower bottom wall having a lower bottom interior wall surface, a lower front wall having a lower front interior wall surface, first and second lower side walls having lower side interior first and second and exterior surfaces; and a lower rear wall having a lower rear interior wall surface for forming a lower interior compartment therein; d) said upper interior storage compartment having an upper perimeter edging and said lower interior storage compartment having a lower perimeter edging; e) said upper rear wall and said lower rear wall includes a hinge member for moving said lid cover relative to said lower case section from a closed lid position to an opened lid position; f) said lower interior compartment of said lower case section includes a plurality of portable and individual storage sleeves therein; g) each of said individual storage sleeves includes a sleeve housing being substantially rectangularly-shaped; each of said sleeve housings includes a bottom sleeve wall having a bottom sleeve exterior wall surface; side sleeve walls; rear sleeve wall having a rear sleeve exterior wall surface and a front sleeve wall having having a front sleeve exterior surface for forming an interior sleeve compartment for receiving and holding a wall storage divider therein; h) said rear sleeve wall includes a rear perimeter edge for integrally attaching a cover lid member thereto; said cover lid member includes a top cover wall and a front cover wall having a front cover interior wall surface; said front cover wall being integrally connected said top cover wall; i) said storage divider having a base member and a plurality of spaced-apart divider wall integrally connected to said base members for forming a plurality of divider openings for receiving one or more cassettes therein, and j) said case housing includes an interior cover padding member having a plurality of crease foldlines for covering, securing and holding in place one or more of said individual storage sleeves within said lower interior compartment of said lower case section. 